Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards

Five UW undergraduates have been honored as Goldwater Scholars by the Goldwater Foundation, marking 2023 as the first time five students from the UW were named. This year’s UW Goldwater Scholars are Abigail Burtner, Jan Buzek, Nuria Alina Chandra, Meg Takezawa and Peter Yu. Each are involved in undergraduate research projects with faculty including a range of topics such as transportation engineering, immunology, cryptology and chronic pain.

The Goldwater Foundation honors undergraduate students with scholarships of $7500 for showing exceptional academic promise pursuing research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering. The Goldwater Foundation announced 413 new scholarships awarded for the 2023 competition. Since its first award in 1989, the Foundation crossed the 10,000 threshold this year, naming its 10,283rd Scholar!

Read more about each scholar here: https://www.washington.edu/uaa/2023/04/04/2023-goldwater-scholars/

The Sea Mar Community Health Centers Scholarships are now open!

Sea Mar will be awarding $1,000 scholarships to students who are of migrant or seasonal farm worker backgrounds. Sea Mar also offers a $2,500 scholarship to students who demonstrate a history of advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and perseverance.

Applications are posted on https://www.seamar.org/scholarships.html and the deadline is April 30, 2023.

The UW Alumni Reunion and Class Gifts Scholarships are sponsored by the UW alumni classes of 1954, 1957, and 1962 in honor of their 50th class reunions, the UW 50th Reunion Student Assistance Fund, the UW Class of 1955 Endowment Community Service Award and the UW Class of 2016, Impact and Diversity Endowed Scholarship. Scholarships are sponsored by alumni to financially support hardworking undergrads.

Each scholarship has different eligibility requirements but shares one application form. For more information about each scholarship and the application process, visit: https://new.expo.uw.edu/expo/scholarships/reuniongift

Congratulations to our UW Fulbright semi-finalists! 🐾

29 UW students and alumni (undergraduate seniors, graduate students, and alumni, including those from Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma campuses) have been recommended as semi-finalists for Fulbright US Student Student Program funding for 2023-24, to support either independent research projects, graduate-level study, or English Teaching Assistantship positions in 21 different countries.

Learn more about the Fulbright US Program at https://us.fulbrightonline.org/

The next Fulbright US Student Program application cycle will open in March 2023 for 2024-25 funding!

Application deadline: February 7, 2023

Are you an undergrad interested in pursuing a career in the international affairs?

The Charles B. Rangel Summer Enrichment Program is a six-week summer program designed to provide undergraduate students with a deeper appreciation of current issues and trends in international affairs, a greater understanding of career opportunities in international affairs, and the enhanced knowledge and skills to pursue such careers.

Scholars have the chance to meet with a wide range of professionals from government and non-governmental organizations who can talk about diverse international policy issues and career options.

The Program covers the costs for tuition, travel, housing, and two meals per day. It also provides a stipend of $3,300.

For more details about eligibility and the application process, visit: https://rangelprogram.org/summer-enrichment-program/overview-eligibility/

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship application open now!

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP) offers competitive scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral, and social science health-related research. The program offers:

- Scholarship support
- Paid research training at the NIH during the summer
- Paid employment and training at the NIH after graduation

The scholar is awarded up to $20,000 per academic year.

For more information about the program, visit: https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/ugsp

To RSVP for an upcoming info session on February 8, visit: https://nih.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsdOqvqT0rGxqzpGtbQcfZUWWXGvtfNew

Start your application now!
National Deadline: February 1, 2023


Boren Scholars come from a variety of academic backgrounds but are all interested in learning less commonly taught languages, such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili.


For more information about the application process, program requirements, and a full list of countries and languages, visit: https://www.borenawards.org/

Rocio Araujo, a Fulbrighter and UW alumna, is currently an English Teaching Assistant in South Korea! 🇰🇷

Check out this story about her daily life: https://expd.uw.edu/scholarships/day-in-the-life-of-a-fulbrighter-rocio-araujo/

Congratulations to Katie Chua on being selected as a Yenching Academy Scholar! Katie will be studying Chinese science fiction at Yenching Academy of Peking University!

Read more about her story and what’s next for here here: https://expd.uw.edu/scholarships/qa-with-katie-chua/

Congratulations to Jonathan Kwong, UW's newest Udall Scholar! Jonathan is a student researcher who is deeply engaged in the community and is one of just 55 students selected for this scholarship from across the United States.

https://www.washington.edu/uaa/2022/06/01/uw-sophomore-jonathan-kwong-awarded-udall-scholarship/

The Udall Foundation

Meet UW's newest Boren Scholar, Alyssa Kuraishi! Alyssa will study abroad in Taiwan next year. Boren Awards provide up to $25,000 to students studying a critical language abroad. Congrats Alyssa!
UW Undergraduate Academic Affairs Boren Awards for International Study

We are so thrilled for Rosalie and for the difference she is making and will make in Washington state. Rosalie is one of 58 students selected for this year's Truman Scholarship. Congratulations Rosalie!

Congratulations to Melinda Whalen for being selected as the 2022 Beinecke Scholar! Melinda studies Soviet culture and history and plans to continue her language studies in Russia.
Learn more about her story: https://www.washington.edu/uaa/2022/04/11/uw-junior-melinda-whalen-awarded-beinecke-scholarship/

Learn about programs like that support research, study, and teaching abroad through Global Fellowships Prep https://expd.uw.edu/scholarships/global-fellowships-prep/

Join us for our upcoming workshops to learn more about scholarships and writing personal statements, essays, and CVs! Our first workshop is this Wednesday, April 5 at 5 p.m.

Register the link here: https://washington.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcqduioqzsrGdGzoDr5M3jipQbeG82EmY5J

Happy Spring! Welcome back Huskies! Check out the cherry blossoms in the quad while they’re in full bloom!

Congrats Alex and Sharlene, UW's two newest Goldwater Scholars!

UW sophomore Alex Mallen and junior Sharlene Shirali selected for the Goldwater Scholarship Congratulations to University of Washington sophomore Alex Mallen, a computer science major, and junior Sharlene Shirali, a neuroscience major, whom the Goldwater Foundation honored with its...

The Husky Seed Fund is an award that brings to life innovative ideas by students that are inclusive, impactful, and inventive to the UW. Your idea could become reality with a seed funding award of up to $5000. Apply by March 29, 2022 at 5 pm. https://www.washington.edu/strategicplanning/husky-seed-fund/

Go Huskies! You are almost at the finish line!

UW alumni provide scholarships to current UW students through many different scholarship programs. Four of these alumni scholarship programs, collectively referred to as the UW Alumni Reunion Scholarships, are open for application now: scholarships available from the Class of 1954, the Class of 1957, Class of 1962 and the UW 50th Reunion Student Assistance Fund.
Students can submit a single UW Alumni Reunion Scholarships application to be considered for any of the four scholarships included in this group.
https://expo.uw.edu/expo/apply/661

Congratulations to Rosalie Fish for getting selected as the finalist of Truman Scholarship 2022! Rosalie studies social welfare and wants to use her education to advocate for tribes around Washington state!

Are you in the middle of an application process? Consider these tips from past applicants! Take a breather and keep going, you can do it!

Students of Hispanic heritage planning to enroll in full-time in an accredited, public or not-for-profit, four-year university, or graduate school, in the US, for the 2022-2023 academic year, check out this scholarship fund opportunity! For eligibility and application details, please visit https://www.hsf.net/scholarship

Congratulations to our 5 community-minded and driven huskies for being nominated for the 2022 Harry S. Truman Scholarship!

Meet the 2022 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Nominees! Congrats and good luck! They are all working toward research careers in natural science, mathematics and engineering! Find out more about their stories: https://expd.uw.edu/scholarships/stories/goldwater-scholarship/

Congratulations to our Fulbright semi-finalists! There were 26 UW students selected this program year!

Learn more about the next steps for our semi-finalists and the Fulbright program here: https://expd.uw.edu/scholarships/26-uw-students-selected-as-fulbright-semi-finalists/

Are you interested in biomedical-related research? Check out these programs for undergrad and postbaccs!

www.training.nih.gov/programs